AlanTaylor
08-08-2013, 12:25 PM
Hello everyone, I am new here and have posted a thread here: http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?29772-Looking-for-some-input-on-some-lights regarding some lights I intend to purchase.
As I mentioned in that thread I am fairly new to all of this and am wanting to make entrance lighting for a wrestling show.
I have the MagicQ software and dongle and have been trying to learn this but wonder if maybe a hardware controller would be better for me? Here is what I am trying to do:
- Each performer would have his own lighting, one person may be flashing green, another alternating between red and orange, and so on
I would like to set these all up in advance so that when it's show time I can press a button and have the lights go off correctly.
On MagicQ I have gotten to the point of being able to set colours for the static lights, but do not know how to set things such as the intensity or strobe. I cannot find a way to control the Swarm at all, as it's manual says that setting the 4 channels achieves the effects.
I think I am looking in the wrong area for these controls - if anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
I also think that setting these programs up on a traditional controller such as a Chauvet Obery 40 would be much easier, but my understanding is that I could only store a small number of these entrances? I think they refer to them as programs?
If anyone could give me some input on this I would GREATLY appreciate it!
As I mentioned in that thread I am fairly new to all of this and am wanting to make entrance lighting for a wrestling show.
I have the MagicQ software and dongle and have been trying to learn this but wonder if maybe a hardware controller would be better for me? Here is what I am trying to do:
- Each performer would have his own lighting, one person may be flashing green, another alternating between red and orange, and so on
I would like to set these all up in advance so that when it's show time I can press a button and have the lights go off correctly.
On MagicQ I have gotten to the point of being able to set colours for the static lights, but do not know how to set things such as the intensity or strobe. I cannot find a way to control the Swarm at all, as it's manual says that setting the 4 channels achieves the effects.
I think I am looking in the wrong area for these controls - if anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
I also think that setting these programs up on a traditional controller such as a Chauvet Obery 40 would be much easier, but my understanding is that I could only store a small number of these entrances? I think they refer to them as programs?
If anyone could give me some input on this I would GREATLY appreciate it!